- Title: Scouts prepare to leave South Korea campsite ahead of typhoon
- Date: 8th August 2023
- Summary: BUAN, SOUTH KOREA (AUGUST 8, 2023) (REUTERS) SCOUTS PREPARING FOR EVACUATION SCOUTS FOLDING TENT CAMPSITE SCOUTS FOLDING TENT BRAZIL FLAG SCOUTS PACKING SCOUTS AROUND TENTS SCOUTS PACKING TENTS SCOUTS SEATED SCOUTS USING WATER BAGS VARIOUS OF SCOUTS WALKING POLICE BUS VARIOUS OF BUSES PARKED CAMPSITE
- Embargoed: 22nd August 2023 01:28
- Keywords: South Korea evacuation heatwave scouts typhoon weather
- Location: BUAN, SOUTH KOREA
- City: BUAN, SOUTH KOREA
- Country: South Korea
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Environment,Weather
- Reuters ID: LVA001296907082023RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Scouts were seen preparing for evacuation from the World Scout Jamboree campsite in the South Korean city of Buan on Tuesday (August 8) ahead of an approaching typhoon.
Organizers said on Monday (August 7) said tens of thousands will be moved from the campsite, in an area of reclaimed land in southwestern Jeolla province.
Around 36,000 participants will be taken by bus on Tuesday to areas away from the path of Typhoon Khanun, which has already wreaked havoc in southern Japan and is expected to hit South Korea on Thursday (August 10), organisers said.
The storm comes after one of the worst heatwaves to hit South Korea in years, which caused hundreds of scouts to fall ill.
Officials are seeking alternate venues and accommodation in and around Seoul. The jamboree which is scheduled to run until August 12 will continue.
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